Daily Republican., 1887-08-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
The Texas Fever In New York-Two
Caaadian steamers seized-His BODY
Found In an Oven.

The Texas Fever in New York-Two
Caaadian steamers Seized-His BODY
Found In an Oven.
A despatch from Osvego, New York,
says disease sAid to be Texas fever
has broken out among the cattle In
that netghhorhood Ten days ago j. @.
Rowe got herd of % COWS from Jefer-
son county to butcher for market.
Seven were killed and sold whom It was
discovered that the others had Texas
fever. Ten died and the others were
killed. The cattle got the. disease from
. pasture where . carload OF Texas cat
tie were received two months ago.
Two Canadian steamers, the Hastings
snd the Kathleen, were seized BY the
Custom House officers 1t Charlotte,
New York, on Sunday. The seizure
was made on the ground that neither
Of the boats had been inspected by
United States Inspectors. The forfeit.
ure is $500. and the boats were allowed
to return to Toronto upon giving bonds
to the amount Of $1,000.
John j. BELLY, 20 years old, foreman
for Rathbun, Sard & Co., stove found.
ers Ia Albany, New York, disappeared
ON Saturday morning and yesterday
his body was found 10 an oven for bsk-
ing ladies. 1t is supposed he went in
there to sleep. Fire WAS started on Sat
urday and the door of the oven was
then locked, his presence not being
noticed.
William Montgomery, q negro boy s.
year old, living In Lancaster County,
South Carolina, ON Sunday shot and in.
stantly killed Alice Huey, . colored
playmate, aged 70, and seriously
wounded his sister Lizzie, about the
same age, with shot gun. BE claims
that 1t was accidental, but the circum
stances point to wilful murder.
The Secretary of the Interior Monday
revoked the order Of withdrawal of In
demnity lands fol- the benefit of the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Company
and, in letter to the Commissioner o.
the General Land Office. directed thai
they he restored to settlement under th'
pre-. .emption and homestead laws.
The body Of Luke McNamara, 2:
years old, Q baker, was found on th'
railroad track at Atlantis, Ga on Sun
day, horribly mutilated. It 10 though
he was killed and robbed, and theI
placed on the track. Two negroes havI
been arrested on suspicion.
A despatch from Pana, ILL.,, says ,
heavy rain and hail storm passed owe
that section on Sunday night, doinl
much damage to the corn and appl
= crops. Trees were uprooted and tn
: roofs Of many buildings were hurlet
: into the air.
John Miller, q saloon keeper, II
NIL nd nd hi
Albert Smith on Sunday night. Mile
with q knife by Smith. The disput
was about drink.
L. W. Briggs, Vice President and OF
ganizer OF the Fidelity and Cssualt
Insurance Company, was yesterds.
charged in Jefferson Market Polio
Court, in New York, with being hop,
n lessly insane.
A While Clinton Webb was compound
]; ing mixture in his drug store in D.
}, catur, Illinois, last evening, an expl,
sion occurred, fatally injuring Web
2 and killing Nelson Mcdaniel.
n The sheet mill of the Reading Iro
e Works, a. Reading, Penna which h,
q been idle for several months, started u
yesterday, giving employment to q
hands.
|. The recsipts of the Government sine
). August 1st amounted to $18, 306, 1888 ,au
! the disbursements to 81 800 433 being q
q excess of receipts Of S13, ,316 400.
Is DR.. Bridge, the State Veterinary Su
7, geon, says there is not case OF pleur'
pneumonia in the State at the preseI
time.
Il James Summers and wife, living net
.. Memphis, Indiana, were struck by ligh
ming yesterday and instantly killed.
n The first bale of cotton Of the ne
!, - crop was received at Baltimore yeste
- - day. 1t WAS classed as middling.